NOC-K eyes historic medal haul at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The National Olympic committee of Kenya has confirmed its readiness and commitment to help Team Kenya record stellar results at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The committee says it will send a strong delegation to the quadrennial games as they target a big medal haul.

Speaking during this year’s annual general meeting, NOC-K secretary general Francis Mutuku said Kenya is aiming to set a record at the Olympics by winning as many medals as possible.

“I know everyone’s dream, wish and aspiration is to participate in the Olympics.

“However, when you are seated where we are, where there are minimal resources then you have to dig a little bit more and find out who are the people that we can give resources to.

“Therefore, we gave grants to two teams, that is the volleyball women’s team and the women 3x3 basketball team,” Said Mutuku.

Mutuku also pointed out that all the sports federations will hold national trials on time in order to select the national squad that will join camp and commence training for the Olympics.

“We have a technical team to look at the prospects of teams based on rankings and the performance and I believe that will assist us in coming up with a formidable squad.” Added Mutuku.

His sentiments were echoed by the NOC-K president Paul Tergat who laid bare their objective of elevating all sports in the country.

“We have been holding training sessions in various sports administrations over the years as part of our endeavour to enhance governance practice within our federations.” Said Tergat.

The 2024 Summer Olympics is a forthcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with Paris as the main host city and 16 other cities spread across metropolitan France, plus one subsite in Tahiti—an island within the French overseas country and overseas collectivity of French Polynesia.